Coastal Erosion and Flood Coping Mechanisms in Southern Thailand: A Qualitative Study

Uma Langkulsen (), Pannee Cheewinsiriwat (), Desire Tarwireyi Rwodzi, Augustine Lambonmung, Wanlee Poompongthai, Chalermpol Chamchan, Suparee Boonmanunt, Kanchana Nakhapakorn and Cherith Moses
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Uma Langkulsen: Faculty of Public Health, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
Pannee Cheewinsiriwat: Center of Excellence in Geography and Geoinformatics, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Desire Tarwireyi Rwodzi: UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Augustine Lambonmung: Faculty of Public Health, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
Wanlee Poompongthai: Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Chalermpol Chamchan: Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
Kanchana Nakhapakorn: Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
Cherith Moses: Department of Geography and Geology, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk L39 4QP, UK

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-14

Abstract: Communities in coastal regions are affected by the impacts of extreme climatic events causing flooding and erosion. Reducing the impacts of flood and erosion in these areas by adopting coping strategies that fortify the resilience of individuals and their localities is desirable. This study used summative content analysis to explore the coping mechanisms of coastal communities before, during, and after various dangers relating to flooding and erosion. The findings from the study show that effective surveillance systems, disaster preparedness, risk mapping, early warning systems, availability of databases and functional command systems, as well as reliable funding are essential to efficiently cope with hazards of coastal flooding and erosion. As flooding and erosion have been predicted to be more severe due to climate change in the coming years, the adoption of effective natural and artificial mechanisms with modern technologies could help coastal regions to be more resilient in coping with the dangers associated with flooding and erosion. Pragmatic policies and programs to this end by actors are critical to averting crises induced by flooding and erosion in coastal areas.

Keywords: coastal erosion; flood; coping mechanism; community; Thailand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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